Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History (兵庫県立歴史博物館, Hyōgo kenritsu rekishi hakubutsukan) opened to the immediate northeast of Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1983.[1] The collection of over 200,000 items includes one Important Cultural Property — a painting on silk of the parinirvana of the Buddha, dating to the Kamakura period[2] — and five Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties.[3]

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History
兵庫県立歴史博物館
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General information
Address68 Honmachi
Town or cityHimeji, Hyōgo Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°50′28″N 134°41′49″E / 34.841231°N 134.696917°E / 34.841231; 134.696917
OpenedApril 1983[1]
Website
Official website

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References

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  1. ^ a b 施設紹介 [Introduction to the Facility] (in Japanese). Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ 絹本著色仏涅槃図 [Parinirvana of the Buddha, colours on silk] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ ザ・コレクション [The Collection] (in Japanese). Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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